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What is the appeal to baby led weaning?
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Baby led weaning, or BLW, is the practice of weaning a baby from breast feeding naturally by allowing the child to begin eating solid food freely by their own choice. For example, while the care takers are eating a meal, allowing the child (at any age) to pick food from the care taker's plate. There is the thought is that the human body will self regulate what it needs instinctively. The notion of self regulation applies to nutrients found in the food as well as the amount of food that the body need. The mainstream alternative (especially in first world countries) is pureed foods prepared especially for babies. Those that subscribe to BLW believe that the downside of feeding babies baby specific food is that the practice teaches babies to ignore natural instincts because someone else is in control of what type and how much food to eat. Some reasons people choose not to follow BLW are: the misconception that babies cannot eat solid food, the convenience of prepared commercial baby food, generally accepted mainstream guidance on baby rearing, or the lack of awareness of BLW. BLW can also be quite messy as some of the food babies will handle are a function of exploration rather than for consumption and therefore end up on the floor.
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How long after the release of the album “Abbey Road” did The Beatles break up?
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By early 1964, the Beatles were international stars and had achieved unprecedented levels of critical and commercial success. They became a leading force in Britain's cultural resurgence, ushering in the British Invasion of the United States pop market, and soon made their film debut with A Hard Day's Night (1964). A growing desire to refine their studio efforts, coupled with the untenable nature of their concert tours, led to the band's retirement from live performances in 1966. At this time, they produced records of greater sophistication, including the albums Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966) and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), and enjoyed further commercial success with The Beatles (also known as "the White Album", 1968) and Abbey Road (1969). The success of these records heralded the album era, as albums became the dominant form of record consumption over singles; they also increased public interest in psychedelic drugs and Eastern spirituality, and furthered advancements in electronic music, album art and music videos. In 1968, they founded Apple Corps, a multi-armed multimedia corporation that continues to oversee projects related to the band's legacy. After the group's break-up in 1970, all principal former members enjoyed success as solo artists and some partial reunions have occurred. Lennon was murdered in 1980 and Harrison died of lung cancer in 2001. McCartney and Starr remain musically active.
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One year after releasing Abbey Road (1969), the Beatles broke up (1970)
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Which two of the world's "super power" nations engaged in a cold war, following World War II?
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World War II changed the political alignment and social structure of the globe and set the foundation for the international order of the world's nations during the Cold War and into present day. The United Nations was established to foster international co-operation and prevent future conflicts, with the victorious great powers—China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States—becoming the permanent members of its Security Council. The Soviet Union and the United States emerged as rival superpowers, setting the stage for the nearly half-century-long Cold War. In the wake of European devastation, the influence of its great powers waned, triggering the decolonization of Africa and Asia. Most countries whose industries had been damaged moved towards economic recovery and expansion. Political and economic integration, especially in Europe, began as an effort to forestall future hostilities, end pre-war enmities, and forge a sense of common identity.
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The Soviet Union and the United States.
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What movie won best picture at the Oscars in 2023
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The movie Everything Everywhere All at Once won the Oscar for 2022 in the year 2023. In addition to winning best picture it was also the overall winner of the night, winning multiple awards including Best Directing, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, etc. The movie was produced by A24 which is well known for producing excellent content
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What position did Andre Piters play in soccer, given the following paragraph?
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André Piters (18 January 1931 – 23 October 2014) was a Belgian footballer who played as a striker.
Piters played club football for Herve, Standard Liège, Olympic de Charleroi and Fortuna 54.
He earned a total of 23 caps for Belgium between 1955 and 1961, four of which came in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
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André Piters played as a striker
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What is Chess?
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Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to distinguish it from related games, such as xiangqi (Chinese chess) and shogi (Japanese chess). The recorded history of chess goes back at least to the emergence of a similar game, chaturanga, in seventh-century India. The rules of chess as we know them today emerged in Europe at the end of the 15th century, with standardization and universal acceptance by the end of the 19th century. Today, chess is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide.
Chess is an abstract strategy game that involves no hidden information and no use of dice or cards. It is played on a chessboard with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. At the start, each player controls sixteen pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns. White moves first, followed by Black. Checkmating the opponent's king involves putting the king under immediate attack (in "check") whereby there is no way for it to escape. There are also several ways a game can end in a draw.
Organized chess arose in the 19th century. Chess competition today is governed internationally by FIDE (the International Chess Federation). The first universally recognized World Chess Champion, Wilhelm Steinitz, claimed his title in 1886; Magnus Carlsen is the current World Champion. A huge body of chess theory has developed since the game's inception. Aspects of art are found in chess composition, and chess in its turn influenced Western culture and art, and has connections with other fields such as mathematics, computer science, and psychology.
One of the goals of early computer scientists was to create a chess-playing machine. In 1997, Deep Blue became the first computer to beat the reigning World Champion in a match when it defeated Garry Kasparov. Today's chess engines are significantly stronger than the best human players and have deeply influenced the development of chess theory.
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Chess is a board game played by two players where there are multiple pieces for each person/side, that can be moved in certain ways on the board and can capture other pieces. The end goal is to checkmate the King piece. This game requires a lot of smart intelligent strategy.
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What is IMAP?
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Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is a standard email retrieval protocol. It stores email messages on a mail server and enables the recipient to view and manipulate them as though they were stored locally on their device.
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Using the two paragraphs below, when was the Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of NY founded, and when did it play in Ukraine for the first time?
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Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York was founded in 1949 with the goal "to preserve and cultivate the rich musical heritage of Ukraine",[1] both for the church and for secular occasions. In the beginning, the chorus was a men's chorus of Ukrainian immigrants who met to sing music they loved.[1] The first music director was L. Krushelnycky.[2] The group became a mixed choir in 1959.[3]
They have performed in New York at locations including in Alice Tully Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden,[1] St. Patrick's Cathedral,[2] and Town Hall.[4] They toured to the Kennedy Center in Washington, and in several European capitals. In 1990, the chorus toured Ukraine for the first time,[1] singing in Kyiv, Lviv, Poltava, and Kaniv.[2][3] They made recordings of both church and secular music.[1]
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The Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York was founded in 1949. It toured Ukraine for the first time in 1990.
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What is the essence of utilitarianism?
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Utilitarianism is a consequentialist approach to normative ethics that holds morally right actions are those that promote the most human happiness. Jeremy Bentham, who created his version of the theory in 1829, and John Stuart Mill who made his in 1861 are considered the founders of utilitarianism, though the basic concept predates either of the two philosophers. Utilitarianism remains as one of the more appealing and compelling approaches to normative ethics.
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Utilitarianism evaluates any action in terms of the amount of human happiness delivered as the result of the action.
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Give me a list of the best movies I've never seen.
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Nosferatu, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, 12 Angry Men, Good Fellas, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Next, Seven Samurai, Life is Beautiful, Spirited Away, Parasite, Whiplash, Once Upon a Time in America, High and Low, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Tenet, Full Metal Jacket, Pan's Labyrinth
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What is SaaS?
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Software as a service (SaaS) allows users to connect to and use cloud-based apps over the Internet. Common examples are email, calendaring, and office tools (such as Microsoft Office 365).
SaaS provides a complete software solution that you purchase on a pay-as-you-go basis from a cloud service provider. You rent the use of an app for your organization, and your users connect to it over the Internet, usually with a web browser. All of the underlying infrastructure, middleware, app software, and app data are located in the service provider’s data center. The service provider manages the hardware and software, and with the appropriate service agreement, will ensure the availability and the security of the app and your data as well. SaaS allows your organization to get quickly up and running with an app at minimal upfront cost.
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Who and when was the compass invented?
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Over 2000 years ago by the Chinese, by magnetizing needles made from iron, and placing them in water
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Why do people like skiing or snowboarding down a mountain?
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People like to ski or snowboard down a mountain because it gives them a sense of adventure and a thrill to be out in nature, enjoying what winter has provided for them. The art of sliding controllably down a mountain gives people a slight adrenaline rush that can be addicting. Immersed safely in nature where there are trees, beautiful mountains, and lakes to see gives a sharp peaceful contrast to extreme adventure and risk-taking that ski and snowboarding invokes.
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Identify which animal species is alive or extinct: Xenacanthus, Seal
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Seal is alive, Xenacanthus is extinct.
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Write an email to a butcher asking how much and what types of meats would be best for a BBQ for 20 people. And ask for a quote.
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Hi <name of Butcher>, I need to organise a meat order for an upcoming BBQ for 20 people. Could you please suggest some cuts of meat and some quantities for that number of people. Could I also please get a quote for the total quantity. Kind regards, <name>.
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What is the difference between bikepacking and bicycle touring?
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The bikepacking movement became popular in the 2010s. Compared to traditional bike touring, which has been popular for decades, bikepackers typically carry less and lighter equipment. The lighter load makes it easier to ride off-road. However, the equipment, such as frame bags, is often more expensive than traditional panniers. Furthermore, the limited storage space of bikepacking setups promotes an even more minimalistic lifestyle.
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What is the most important thing for law enforcement in a kidnapping case?
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The chances of finding the kidnapped person alive greatly diminishes with each passing hour since the kidnapping. Law enforcement must act quickly to find the victim as fast as possible.
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What is API abuse?
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API abuse refers to different ways an attacker misuses a software or system. In most cases such behavior violates Terms of Services. Some example of abusive behavior are: access to to sensitive data, bulk data exfiltration (scraping), crypto-mining.
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What are the differences between an upright piano and a grand piano?
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The main differences between an upright piano and a grand piano are:
- action mechanisms: an upright piano utilizes a string action to allow vertically placed hammers to reset, while gravity returns the hammers in a grand piano, offering better responsiveness and repetition speed
- pedals: a grand piano usually have 3 pedals, and an upright piano has 2 or 3 pedals with different functions.
Though it depends on the specific models and conditions, a grand piano usually offers better dynamic range and richer resonance than an upright piano.
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What is the name of the national museum of the Netherlands?
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The national museum of the Netherlands is called the Rijksmuseum.
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Who is Doom Guy?
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The Doomguy (also spelt Doom Guy, as well as referred to as the Doom Marine, Doom Slayer or just the Slayer in Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Doom video game franchise of first-person shooters created by id Software. He was created by American video game designer John Romero. He was introduced as the player character in the original 1993 video game Doom. Within the Doom series, Doomguy is a demon hunter space marine dressed in green combat armor who rarely speaks onscreen, and his personality and backstory were intentionally vague to reinforce his role as a player avatar. In Doom Eternal, he is voiced by American voice actor Matthew Waterson, while Jason Kelley voices the character in that game's downloadable content The Ancient Gods: Part Two. He has appeared in several other games developed by id Software, including Quake Champions and Quake III Arena.
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Doom Guy was created by John Romero as the fictional protagonist of the Doom video game. In the game he is a demon hunter space marine dressed in green combat armor.
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From the passage provided, extract the name of the 37th speaker of the House of Commons of Canada
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The speaker of the House of Commons (French: président de la Chambre des communes) is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. A member of Parliament (MP), they are elected at the beginning of each new parliament by fellow MPs. The speaker's role in presiding over Canada's House of Commons is similar to that of speakers elsewhere in other countries that use the Westminster system.
The 37th and current speaker of the House of Commons is Anthony Rota, since December 5, 2019. The speaker with the longest tenure is Peter Milliken who was elected for four consecutive terms lasting 10 years, 124 days.
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The 37th and current speaker of the House of Commons is Anthony Rota
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What is it like to live in Miami for someone moving from California?
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First, you'll notice the heat. Miami is hot and humid all year round. Next you will notice that the dominate culture is Latin. This permeates into the way that people dress, and the food that the local restaurants offer. Miami is also incredibly flat, with no major hills or change in elevation throughout the city.
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Can you please help me with a couple of points about analgesic drug, with the given text as a reference.
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An analgesic drug, also called simply an analgesic (American English), analgaesic (British English), pain reliever, or painkiller, is any member of the group of drugs used to achieve relief from pain (that is, analgesia or pain management). Analgesics are conceptually distinct from anesthetics, which temporarily reduce, and in some instances eliminate, sensation, although analgesia and anesthesia are neurophysiologically overlapping and thus various drugs have both analgesic and anesthetic effects.
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1. Any medication from the class of medications intended to treat pain is referred to as an analgesic medicine, also known as a simple analgesic (American English), an analgaesic (British English), pain reliever, or painkiller. (that is, analgesia or pain management).
2. Although analgesia and anaesthesia are neurophysiologically similar and thus certain medications have both analgesic and anaesthetic effects, analgesics are conceptually separate from anesthetics, which temporarily diminish, and in some cases eradicate, feeling.
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Name the women who visited International Space Station for repairing of ISS
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Christina Koch and Jessica Meir visited International Space Station for repairing of ISS
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Give me a list of the best Dave Matthews Band songs of all time?
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Although many casual fans would consider commercially successful songs like 'Crash into Me,' 'So Much to Say' and 'Too Much' to be the best Dave Matthews Band songs, most hardcore fans look to DMB's extensive catalog of live performances from the 1990s and early 2000s. Specifically, most dedicated fans of the band love a lot of the following:
'Lie in our Graves,' 'Ants Marching,' 'the Stone,' 'The Best of What's Around,' 'Bartender,' '#41,' 'Dancing Nancies,' 'Seek Up,' 'Warehouse,' 'Trippin' Billies,' 'Lover Lay Down,' 'You Never Know' and 'Pig.'
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What is a woodwind instrument?
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Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments that produce sound by splitting the air blown on a sharp edge, such as a reed. These instruments can be made of any materials, not just wood.
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Who are the most famous cricket players of all time?
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Sachin Tendulkar, Don Bradman, Shane Warne, Brian Lara, Viv Richards, Imran Khan, Ian Botham and Ricky Ponting are amongst the most famous cricket players of all time.
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is customer service a great career
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yes
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What is the billboard number one in the top 10 of 1980?
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This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1980.
No. Title Artist(s)
1 "Call Me" Blondie
2 "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II" Pink Floyd
3 "Magic" Olivia Newton-John
4 "Rock with You" Michael Jackson
5 "Do That to Me One More Time" Captain & Tennille
6 "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Queen
7 "Coming Up" Paul McCartney
8 "Funkytown" Lipps Inc
9 "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" Billy Joel
10 "The Rose" Bette Midler
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"Call Me" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie and the theme to the 1980 film American Gigolo. "Call Me" was No. 1 for six consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it became the band's biggest single and second No. 1.
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Provide instructions on making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
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Making the perfect peanut butter and jelly sandwich is part art and part science. One must must be judicious in the quantity of ingredients while ensuring proper coverage to ensure each bite is equal to the one before and after it. Here, both measurement and distribution of ingredients serves as the scientific aspect of constructing your delicious and timeless lunchtime meal. Jars of peanut utter suggest a serving size as 2 tablespoons, which, when applied to the critical soft white bread, may prove too much to hold and cause soak through or tearing of the bread. We think 1.5 tablespoons is the proper amount to ensure there is coverage of the bread slice to the crust without compromising the integrity of the bread. Jelly application is even more precarious, as it holds more fluid and can soak through the bread quicker; equally, jelly has a tendency to congeal. To ensure proper application, heat the jar of jelly closer to room temperature if refrigerated, then apply using a clean butter knife or small spatula. Again, one must ensure it reaches to the crust and is evenly distributed. Once you have complete coverage of peanut butter on one slice and jelly on the other, place the peanut butter side of the first slice on top of the upward-facing jelly slice. This ensure none of the jelly slips or drips. Once together, gently compress the sandwich. Slice delicately from one corner to the opposite corner. Gently press the crust edge of each triangle, and plate for serving.
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What is the best English food?
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There are so many delicious English foods. For cool sweets in the summer - an English Trifle is hard to beat. The English are also well known for their puddings - Christmas pudding is a very dense and tasty fruitcake, served with flaming brandy. Finally, the best savory English food is Pork Pie, which is a traditional picnic meat pie to enjoy on a warm summer day.
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What is the best place in Thailand
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Pattaya - its known for beach and Restaurants . Also, it's very well known for night clubs.
Phuket - Island beaches and Mountains in the ocean . It's so outstanding
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Extract the two main component of C++ in a bulleted list based on this passage.
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The C++ language has two main components: a direct mapping of hardware features provided primarily by the C subset, and zero-overhead abstractions based on those mappings. Stroustrup describes C++ as "a light-weight abstraction programming language [designed] for building and using efficient and elegant abstractions";[14] and "offering both hardware access and abstraction is the basis of C++. Doing it efficiently is what distinguishes it from other languages."[61] C++ inherits most of C's syntax.
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-direct mapping of hardware features provided primarily by the C subset
-zero-overhead abstractions based on those mappings
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Is the Ironbottom Sound a boardgame
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Ironbottom Sound, subtitled "The Guadalcanal Campaign", is a naval board wargame published by Quarterdeck Games in 1981 that simulates the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal during World War II. Four editions have been released by various publishers over forty years.
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Ironbottom Sound, subtitled The Guadalcanal Campaign, is a naval board wargame published by Quarterdeck Games in 1981 that simulates the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal during World War II. Four editions have been released by various publishers over forty years.
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Which is a species of fish? Trout or Bear
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Trout
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What products and services are offered by Falco electronics?
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Falco's main business activities are the design and manufacture of power magnetics, semiconductors and circuitboards. In addition the company designs and manufactures common mode chokes, current sensors, gate drives, power inductors, line transformers, THT inductors, watt hour meters, lighting systems, printed computer boards, mechanical assembly systems, and also provides plastic molding, metal stamping and electronic manufacturing, OEM design and testing services.[4] Falco is a major supplier to international OEMs and brand name electronics manufacturers alike. Falco has regionalized branches in Los Angeles and Miami in the United States; Munich, Germany; Milan, Desenzano, and Bologna, Italy; Manila, The Philippines, Bangalore, India; Xiamen, China and Hong Kong.[5] Falco has manufacturing plants in Mexico, China and India.[6]
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Falco designs and manufactures components used by Original Equipment Manufacturers in producing consumer electronics. Components include semiconductors, circuitboards, sensors, transformers, inductors, and meters as well as material-related components such as plastic molding and metal stamping.
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Identify which instrument is string or percussion: Kendang, Gekkin
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Gekkin is string, Kendang is percussion.
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The "Garbage collection" log of a JVM is formatted as follows:
1. Each line represents a single garbage collection operation starting at the timestamp.
2. The before and after sizes of different memory areas in the JVM are shown as "MemoryArea : BeforeSize->AfterSize(AllocatedSize)" where MemoryArea is one of PSYoungGen, ParOldGen, or Metaspace.
3. If the "MemoryArea:" is omitted, it represents the before and after size of the entire JVM's memory.
4. Each line has the time taken for the operation in seconds.
Summarize the following log and note any significant anomalies:
2023-03-30T07:00:19.800+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 17197776K->2224032K(21782528K)] 64496630K->49524856K(79218176K), 3.2658630 secs] [Times: user=4.53 sys=0.00, real=3.27 secs]
2023-03-30T07:01:06.553+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 17471392K->2195300K(22969344K)] 64772216K->49530782K(80404992K), 3.3074224 secs] [Times: user=4.63 sys=0.00, real=3.30 secs]
2023-03-30T07:01:56.129+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 19045732K->2429792K(22598656K)] 66381214K->49767742K(80034304K), 3.5912859 secs] [Times: user=4.94 sys=0.00, real=3.59 secs]
2023-03-30T07:02:46.034+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 19280224K->2428421K(23520768K)] 66618174K->49768148K(80956416K), 3.6520001 secs] [Times: user=5.07 sys=0.03, real=3.65 secs]
2023-03-30T07:03:39.130+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 20488709K->2600800K(23257088K)] 67828436K->49943004K(80692736K), 3.8378192 secs] [Times: user=5.19 sys=0.00, real=3.84 secs]
2023-03-30T07:04:31.634+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 20661088K->2550592K(23885312K)] 68003292K->49894476K(81320960K), 3.7886199 secs] [Times: user=5.15 sys=0.00, real=3.78 secs]
2023-03-30T07:05:28.784+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 21416768K->2709510K(23698432K)] 68760652K->50055163K(81134080K), 3.9951697 secs] [Times: user=5.54 sys=0.00, real=3.99 secs]
2023-03-30T07:06:24.857+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 21575686K->2709696K(24113664K)] 68921339K->50058933K(81549312K), 4.0210395 secs] [Times: user=5.47 sys=0.01, real=4.02 secs]
2023-03-30T07:07:21.991+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 22106304K->2835749K(24000512K)] 69455541K->50186794K(81436160K), 4.0703042 secs] [Times: user=5.76 sys=0.00, real=4.06 secs]
2023-03-30T07:08:18.668+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 22232357K->2785312K(24265216K)] 69583402K->50204626K(81700864K), 4.1296625 secs] [Times: user=5.77 sys=0.00, real=4.13 secs]
2023-03-30T07:09:16.891+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 22510624K->2834405K(24177664K)] 69929938K->50255520K(81613312K), 4.2070487 secs] [Times: user=5.89 sys=0.01, real=4.21 secs]
2023-03-30T07:10:15.553+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 22559717K->2842896K(24403456K)] 69980832K->50266688K(81839104K), 4.2489383 secs] [Times: user=5.83 sys=0.02, real=4.24 secs]
2023-03-30T07:11:15.412+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 22863632K->2880069K(24334848K)] 70287424K->50306742K(81770496K), 4.2983311 secs] [Times: user=6.01 sys=0.00, real=4.29 secs]
2023-03-30T07:12:17.330+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 22900805K->2670097K(24596992K)] 70327478K->50099432K(82032640K), 3.9450690 secs] [Times: user=5.44 sys=0.00, real=3.95 secs]
2023-03-30T07:13:15.713+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 23009297K->2684375K(24459776K)] 70438632K->50115773K(81895424K), 3.9758416 secs] [Times: user=5.53 sys=0.00, real=3.97 secs]
2023-03-30T07:14:12.939+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 23023575K->2678912K(24829952K)] 70454973K->50113093K(82265600K), 3.9702778 secs] [Times: user=5.52 sys=0.00, real=3.97 secs]
2023-03-30T07:15:12.343+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 23508608K->2753575K(24717312K)] 70942789K->50189628K(82152960K), 4.0754481 secs] [Times: user=5.72 sys=0.00, real=4.08 secs]
2023-03-30T07:16:13.026+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 23583271K->2762097K(24974336K)] 71019324K->50201762K(82409984K), 4.1128461 secs] [Times: user=5.66 sys=0.00, real=4.11 secs]
2023-03-30T07:17:14.129+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 23924593K->2797957K(24905728K)] 71364258K->50239629K(82341376K), 4.1456776 secs] [Times: user=5.74 sys=0.01, real=4.15 secs]
2023-03-30T07:18:14.857+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 23960453K->2804721K(25075712K)] 71402125K->50249103K(82511360K), 4.1905285 secs] [Times: user=5.73 sys=0.01, real=4.19 secs]
2023-03-30T07:19:15.979+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 24189937K->3641846K(25027072K)] 71634319K->51171235K(82462720K), 3.6175882 secs] [Times: user=5.94 sys=0.00, real=3.62 secs]
2023-03-30T07:22:24.484+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 25027062K->3360979K(24336896K)] 72556451K->52269877K(81772544K), 0.4407322 secs] [Times: user=5.66 sys=0.00, real=0.44 secs]
2023-03-30T07:22:38.974+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 24007379K->4035567K(24681984K)] 72916277K->57145380K(82117632K), 0.8531910 secs] [Times: user=10.80 sys=0.23, real=0.85 secs]
2023-03-30T07:22:52.666+0000: [GC (Allocation Failure) [PSYoungGen: 24677029K->24677029K(24681984K)] 77786841K->82112670K(82117632K), 7.3509182 secs] [Times: user=22.60 sys=11.27, real=7.35 secs]
2023-03-30T07:23:00.017+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 24677029K->0K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435641K->57435322K(57435648K)] 82112670K->57435322K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 241941K->241941K(260096K)], 26.4487596 secs] [Times: user=313.82 sys=2.44, real=26.45 secs]
2023-03-30T07:24:07.186+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 20646400K->12427037K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435322K->57435609K(57435648K)] 78081722K->69862646K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 241947K->241947K(260096K)], 28.8675082 secs] [Times: user=350.97 sys=1.74, real=28.87 secs]
2023-03-30T07:24:36.057+0000: [Full GC (System.gc()) [PSYoungGen: 12730000K->12427055K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435609K->57435556K(57435648K)] 70165609K->69862611K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 241947K->241947K(260096K)], 31.3736816 secs] [Times: user=379.38 sys=2.94, real=31.37 secs]
2023-03-30T07:25:18.096+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 20646400K->16985330K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435556K->57435308K(57435648K)] 78081956K->74420638K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 241999K->241999K(260096K)], 31.4762980 secs] [Times: user=363.38 sys=3.10, real=31.48 secs]
2023-03-30T07:25:54.537+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 20646400K->19116969K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435308K->57435152K(57435648K)] 78081708K->76552122K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 241999K->241999K(260096K)], 31.0418139 secs] [Times: user=377.34 sys=2.75, real=31.04 secs]
2023-03-30T07:26:27.487+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 20646400K->19955901K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435152K->57435290K(57435648K)] 78081552K->77391191K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 241999K->241999K(260096K)], 22.9475977 secs] [Times: user=280.80 sys=1.57, real=22.95 secs]
2023-03-30T07:26:51.319+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 20646400K->20340549K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435290K->57435523K(57435648K)] 78081690K->77776072K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 242004K->242004K(260096K)], 37.2564843 secs] [Times: user=458.29 sys=3.35, real=37.26 secs]
2023-03-30T07:27:28.892+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 20646400K->20465997K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435523K->57435230K(57435648K)] 78081923K->77901227K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 242007K->242007K(260096K)], 31.4213545 secs] [Times: user=382.65 sys=2.74, real=31.42 secs]
2023-03-30T07:28:00.350+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 20646400K->20492397K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435230K->57435139K(57435648K)] 78081630K->77927536K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 242011K->242011K(260096K)], 17.3069966 secs] [Times: user=209.34 sys=0.45, real=17.31 secs]
2023-03-30T07:28:17.694+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 20639999K->20482496K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435139K->57435581K(57435648K)] 78075138K->77918078K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 242023K->242023K(260096K)], 39.0253664 secs] [Times: user=478.37 sys=3.87, real=39.02 secs]
2023-03-30T07:28:56.752+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 20629482K->20490559K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435581K->57435269K(57435648K)] 78065064K->77925828K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 242023K->242023K(260096K)], 32.7146380 secs] [Times: user=398.86 sys=2.93, real=32.71 secs]
2023-03-30T07:29:29.592+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 20627596K->20498740K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435269K->57435482K(57435648K)] 78062865K->77934223K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 242029K->242029K(260096K)], 39.9805382 secs] [Times: user=491.39 sys=4.10, real=39.98 secs]
2023-03-30T07:30:09.618+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 20646400K->20529006K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435482K->57435402K(57435648K)] 78081882K->77964408K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 242038K->242038K(260096K)], 31.3632706 secs] [Times: user=382.46 sys=2.74, real=31.36 secs]
2023-03-30T07:30:41.012+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 20646400K->20535638K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435402K->57435345K(57435648K)] 78081802K->77970983K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 242053K->242053K(260096K)], 31.0060106 secs] [Times: user=377.25 sys=2.72, real=31.00 secs]
2023-03-30T07:31:12.022+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 20646400K->20535719K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435345K->57435297K(57435648K)] 78081745K->77971016K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 242053K->242053K(260096K)], 31.1714473 secs] [Times: user=380.42 sys=2.74, real=31.18 secs]
2023-03-30T07:31:43.215+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 20646400K->20536490K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435297K->57435275K(57435648K)] 78081697K->77971766K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 242061K->242061K(260096K)], 30.9676462 secs] [Times: user=377.19 sys=2.88, real=30.96 secs]
2023-03-30T07:32:14.216+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 20646400K->20537679K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435275K->57435244K(57435648K)] 78081675K->77972923K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 242081K->242081K(260096K)], 31.2592798 secs] [Times: user=379.77 sys=3.04, real=31.26 secs]
2023-03-30T07:32:45.532+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 20646400K->20518698K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435244K->57435465K(57435648K)] 78081644K->77954164K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 242123K->242123K(260096K)], 38.9523351 secs] [Times: user=478.26 sys=4.04, real=38.95 secs]
2023-03-30T07:33:45.139+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 20627835K->20519977K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435465K->57435334K(57435648K)] 78063301K->77955311K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 242185K->242185K(260096K)], 31.8680480 secs] [Times: user=388.66 sys=2.88, real=31.87 secs]
2023-03-30T07:34:17.045+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 20646400K->20529987K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435334K->57435313K(57435648K)] 78081734K->77965301K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 242185K->242185K(260096K)], 30.6528436 secs] [Times: user=370.84 sys=3.05, real=30.65 secs]
2023-03-30T07:35:08.312+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 20646400K->20552578K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435313K->57435312K(57435648K)] 78081713K->77987890K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 242202K->242202K(260096K)], 31.3030289 secs] [Times: user=380.50 sys=2.90, real=31.30 secs]
2023-03-30T07:35:39.649+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 20646400K->20541558K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435312K->57435297K(57435648K)] 78081712K->77976855K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 242217K->242217K(260096K)], 31.4996226 secs] [Times: user=384.32 sys=3.00, real=31.50 secs]
2023-03-30T07:36:11.199+0000: [Full GC (Ergonomics) [PSYoungGen: 20646400K->20562436K(24681984K)] [ParOldGen: 57435297K->57435260K(57435648K)] 78081697K->77997697K(82117632K), [Metaspace: 242238K->242238K(260096K)], 31.1358920 secs] [Times: user=378.46 sys=3.00, real=31.14 secs]
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1. The log has 47 GC operations over a 36-minute interval from 7:00 AM to 7:36 AM on 30th March 2023 UTC.
2. The GC operations start at roughly one per minute and take less than five seconds each, but after 7:23 AM, they abruptly take about 30 seconds each and occur twice a minute. In other words, initially, GC operations take up a small fraction of the JVM time, while later, they take up almost all of its time.
3. GC operations in this second period result in a very slight decrease in the total memory size and the PSYoungGen, ParOldGen, and Metaspace memory areas. This behavior is especially acute after 7:26:51 AM.
4. This indicates much time spent in GC operations with little result.
5. The total memory size initially slowly grows from 49.5GB to 52.3 GB, but in the second period maxes out at around 78 GB.
6. The allocated memory size is fixed at 82 GB during the second period of GC operations, indicating an outer limit.
7. I recommend increasing the maximum allocated memory beyond the 82 GB limit, doubling it if possible, and re-running the JVM.
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How did the Royal Navy Protect the British Task Force from Argentine air attacks during the Falklands War?
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The British managed to minimize their shipping losses through a combination of layered air defenses and signals intelligence. Type 42 destroyers and Sea Dart missiles provided adequate high-altitude air defense, forcing Argentine pilots to fly at very low altitudes to evade Royal Navy ship-based radar. Royal Navy submarines operating off the coast of Argentina could use electronic sensors in their periscopes to detect electronic signals from Argentine aircraft as they took off. These subs provided the fleet with enough advanced warning to launch Sea Harriers on interception missions. Consequently, an Argentine pilot needed to be ready to dogfight a Harrier, dodge surface-to-air missiles, and then pull off a low-level bombing run. All three of these tasks required a level of training that most Argentine pilots lacked. Argentina ran out of fighter jets before the British ran out of ships.
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Why have modern newspapers declined in the 21st century?
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Modern newspapers have declined due to a loss of advertising revenue in the 21st century with the rise of digital media as a serious source of competition
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Why did House Targaryen leave Valyria?
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Twelve years before Valyria was destroyed by the mysterious "Doom," Aenar Targaryen's daughter, Daenys the Dreamer, had a prophetic vision of Valyria being destroyed, so he decided to take his family to Dragonstone.
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What was the primary reason for constructing the Berlin Wall?
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The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer, pronounced [bɛʁˌliːnɐ ˈmaʊ̯ɐ] (listen)) was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East Berlin and the German Democratic Republic (GDR)[a] (GDR).[1][3] Construction of the Berlin Wall was commenced by the government of the GDR on 13 August 1961. It included guard towers placed along large concrete walls,[4] accompanied by a wide area (later known as the "death strip") that contained anti-vehicle trenches, beds of nails and other defenses. The primary intention for the Wall's construction was to prevent East German citizens from fleeing to the West.[5]
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The Berlin Wall was primarily constructed to prevent East German citizens from fleeing to the West.
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Given these paragraphs about Multiomics, what is a typical advantage of single-cell multiomics versus bulk analysis?
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Multiomics, multi-omics, integrative omics, "panomics" or "pan-omics" is a biological analysis approach in which the data sets are multiple "omes", such as the genome, proteome, transcriptome, epigenome, metabolome, and microbiome (i.e., a meta-genome and/or meta-transcriptome, depending upon how it is sequenced); in other words, the use of multiple omics technologies to study life in a concerted way. By combining these "omes", scientists can analyze complex biological big data to find novel associations between biological entities, pinpoint relevant biomarkers and build elaborate markers of disease and physiology. In doing so, multiomics integrates diverse omics data to find a coherently matching geno-pheno-envirotype relationship or association. The OmicTools service lists more than 99 softwares related to multiomic data analysis, as well as more than 99 databases on the topic.
Systems biology approaches are often based upon the use of panomic analysis data. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) defines panomics as referring to "the interaction of all biological functions within a cell and with other body functions, combining data collected by targeted tests ... and global assays (such as genome sequencing) with other patient-specific information."
Single-cell multiomics
A branch of the field of multiomics is the analysis of multilevel single-cell data, called single-cell multiomics. This approach gives us an unprecedent resolution to look at multilevel transitions in health and disease at the single cell level. An advantage in relation to bulk analysis is to mitigate confounding factors derived from cell to cell variation, allowing the uncovering of heterogeneous tissue architectures.
Methods for parallel single-cell genomic and transcriptomic analysis can be based on simultaneous amplification or physical separation of RNA and genomic DNA. They allow insights that cannot be gathered solely from transcriptomic analysis, as RNA data do not contain non-coding genomic regions and information regarding copy-number variation, for example. An extension of this methodology is the integration of single-cell transcriptomes to single-cell methylomes, combining single-cell bisulfite sequencing to single cell RNA-Seq. Other techniques to query the epigenome, as single-cell ATAC-Seq and single-cell Hi-C also exist.
A different, but related, challenge is the integration of proteomic and transcriptomic data. One approach to perform such measurement is to physically separate single-cell lysates in two, processing half for RNA, and half for proteins. The protein content of lysates can be measured by proximity extension assays (PEA), for example, which use DNA-barcoded antibodies. A different approach uses a combination of heavy-metal RNA probes and protein antibodies to adapt mass cytometry for multiomic analysis.
Multiomics and machine learning
In parallel to the advances in highthroughput biology, machine learning applications to biomedical data analysis are flourishing. The integration of multi-omics data analysis and machine learning has led to the discovery of new biomarkers. For example, one of the methods of the mixOmics project implements a method based on sparse Partial Least Squares regression for selection of features (putative biomarkers).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiomics
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An advantage of single-cell multiomics in relation to bulk analysis is to mitigate confounding factors derived from cell to cell variation, allowing the uncovering of heterogeneous tissue architectures.
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What is Python?
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Python is a programming language that has a design emphasis on code readability and is strongly typed. You can interact with this programming language through writing 'python code' using proper coding syntax and semantics. The code that is written can be used to build tools, applications, websites, and streaming services. You can also automate tasks with python, analyze data, and perform machine learning and data science.
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Give me a list of artists and bands associated with City Pop genre that gained popularity in 70s and 80s Japan
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1. Anri
2. Mariya Takeuchi
3. Miki Matsubara
4. Hiroshi Sato
5. Masayoshi Takanaka
6. Yamashita Tatsuro
7. Happy End
8. Casiopea
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The LIVA Miss Diva Supranational 2021 was given to whom?
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Ritika Khatnani (Pune)
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Which exchanges is RELX listed on?
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RELX plc (pronounced "Rel-ex") is a British[2] multinational information and analytics company headquartered in London, England. Its businesses provide scientific, technical and medical information and analytics; legal information and analytics; decision-making tools; and organise exhibitions. It operates in 40 countries and serves customers in over 180 nations.[3] It was previously known as Reed Elsevier, and came into being in 1993 as a result of the merger of Reed International, a British trade book and magazine publisher, and Elsevier, a Netherlands-based scientific publisher. The company is publicly listed, with shares traded on the London Stock Exchange, Amsterdam Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbols: London: REL, Amsterdam: REN, New York: RELX). The company is one of the constituents of the FTSE 100 Index, Financial Times Global 500 and Euronext 100 Index.
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RELX plc is listed on the London, Amsterdam and New York Stock exchanges.
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What are some famous shows that played at the Central Theatre in NYC?
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Central Theatre was a Broadway theatre in New York City built in 1918. It was located at 1567 Broadway, at the southwest corner with 47th Street, and seated approximately 1,100 patrons. The architect was Herbert J. Krapp. The theatre was built by the Shubert family on a site previously occupied by the Mathushek & Son piano factory.
The first production at the theatre was the play Forever After, by Owen Davis, which opened in 1918. This moved to Playhouse Theatre for a long run. A musical, Somebody's Sweetheart (music by Antonio Bafunno; book and lyrics by Alonzo Price), was a success at the theatre in 1919–20. Oscar Hammerstein II made his debut as librettist in January 1920 with Always You, which was followed by a successful revue by Arthur Wimperis, As You Were. In July 1920, Poor Little Ritz Girl opened, with some songs by Rodgers and Hart and others by Sigmund Romberg and Alex Gerber. Afgar was another successful musical in 1920–21. The Gingham Girl was a hit musical in 1923 with music by Albert Von Tilzer.
The theatre introduced movies in 1921 and alternated the new medium with live theatre and American burlesque until 1957, although legitimate theatre was absent from 1934 to 1951. It changed its name to the Columbia Theatre in 1934, Gotham Theatre in 1944 and the Holiday Theatre in 1951. A successful revue, Bagels and Yox played in 1951. A revival of Abie's Irish Rose played in 1954. Legitimate theatre ended at the house in 1956. Under the names Odeon, then the Forum, and finally Movieland, the theatre played movies until 1988, when the Shuberts sold it. The building was converted into other uses. The auditorium became a disco, Club USA. The theatre was demolished in 1998. A W Hotel opened on the site in 2005.
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Somebody's Sweetheart, Always You, AS You Were, Poor Little Ritz Girl, The Gingham Girl , Afgar
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What are some fun activities to do in Maui, Hawaii?
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Maui, Hawaii is a beautiful place to visit and offers activities that appeal to adventurers, families, and those who want to relax.
Maui's amazing beaches offer surfing, outrigger paddling, stand-up paddling, fishing, kite surfing and other activities for novice or experienced water lovers. More of a land-lubber than a mermaid? Take a hike in the Haleakala volcano crater or one of many other hikes around the island.
Relaxing by the pool more your speed, check out the great hotels or many private house rentals that offer vacationers a chance to unplug and get away from it all. Most of the resorts are closely located to shops and restaurants for a no worries kid of trip.
Whatever your passions are, Maui delivers with aloha!
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Tell me whether each state touches the ocean or not: Florida, North Carolina, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas
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Florida: Touches The Ocean
North Carolina: Touches The Ocean
Nebraska: Does Not Touch The Ocean
Oklahoma: Does Not Touch The Ocean
Oregon: Touches The Ocean
Texas: Touches The Ocean
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Tell me whether these are movies about AI or other topics: , "Ex Machina", "Her", "Transcendence", "I, Robot", "Ghost in the Shell", "The Godfather", "Pulp Fiction", "The Shawshank Redemption", "The Dark Knight", "12 Angry Men"
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Out of the ten films you mentioned, only "Ex Machina" , "Her", "Transcendence", "I, Robot" and "Ghost in the Shell" are about AI.
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Classify each of these things as either "Able to fit in a bread box" or "Unable to fit in a bread box": an elephant, a hockey stick, a loaf of bread, an ant, a lightbulb, a ceiling fan, a pair of blue jeans
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An elephant: Unable to fit in a bread box
A hockey stick: Unable to fit in a bread box
A loaf of bread: Able to fit in a bread box
An ant: Able to fit in a bread box
A lightbulb: Able to fit in a bread box
A ceiling fan: Unable to fit in a bread box
A pair of blue jeans: Able to fit in a bread box
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On a cross country roadtrip across the United States where we expect to drive for many hours per day, categorize each of the following as either 'necessary', 'somewhat necessary' or 'nice to have'. A bathroom break, a music playlist, snacks, a map.
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On a cross country roadtrip across the United States a bathroom break is necessary.
On a cross country roadtrip across the United States a music playlist is nice to have.
On a cross country roadtrip across the United States snacks are nice to have.
On a cross country roadtrip across the United States a a map is somewhat necessary.
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What is castling in chess?
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Castling is a unique move that can be used to protect the king and develop a rook at the same time. It is the only move in chess where two pieces can move at the same time. During castling, the king moves two steps to its right or left and the rook moves across the king and goes to the position next to the king. Castling can be done only when the following two conditions are satisfied. First, there must not be any other pieces in between the king and the rook. Second, the king and the rook must not have been moved before.
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How can a football training session be planned?
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First of all, the team has to change and put on the football clothes. Depending on the weather conditions, the right football shoes also have to be put on. Rubber nubs or steel studs can be used. It is better to wear indoor shoes in the hall and short nubs on the hard court. The first step is to warm up during training. Then stretch to prepare the muscles for fast movements. Afterwards, passing and shooting exercises are rehearsed. At the end, a small game should take place to keep it fun. Then stretch again and run out.
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The following words describe 'active' or 'passive' types of engagement. Identify which are 'active' and which are 'passive': create, consume, participate, build, make, watch, listen, and lead.
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'Active' words: create, lead, participate, make, build
'Passive' words: watch, consume, listen
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From the given text, Please list some points about The International School of Beijing
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The International School of Beijing (ISB, Chinese: 北京顺义国际学校) is a non-profit international coeducational day school in Beijing, China. The school was founded in 1980 and offers a dual English and Chinese language program for students from EY to Grade 12. ISB is recognized by the Beijing Education Commission (BEC) as an independent school for expatriate children.
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1. Located in Beijing, China, The International School of Beijing is a non-profit, coeducational international day school.
2. The school was established in 1980 and provides students in grades EY through 12 with a bilingual English and Chinese language programme.
3. ISB is acknowledged as an independent school for children of expatriates by the Beijing Education Commission (BEC).
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Should we all use Qubes OS for most daily task that involve the internet?
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Qubes implements a Security by Isolation approach. The assumption is that there can be no perfect, bug-free desktop environment: such an environment counts millions of lines of code and billions of software/hardware interactions. One critical bug in any of these interactions may be enough for malicious software to take control of a machine.
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I have been using Qubes OS for all my online activities for the last few years. Qubes' disposable VM concept fit nicely in this use case.
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What is an offside in football/soccer?
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The offside rule in football states that, at the moment of a pass (i.e. when the ball leaves the passer's foot), there must be at least two opposing players (including the goalkeeper) behind the attacking player receiving the pass. If this condition is not met, the referee calls offside, which results on a free kick for the defending team.
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What is the concept of a good life according to Socrates and Aristotle, and what are the components that contribute to it? Is a good life innate or learned, and can anyone achieve it?
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One of the most tantalizing and theorized about topics is that of the meaning of life and how to live a “good” one. It is human nature to explain the unknown and create explanations for the way the world works; throughout history philosophers have come to their own conclusions on why some lives are good and others are not. Two key figures that lend insight in these respects are Socrates in Plato’s The Apology, and Aristotle in Nicomachean Ethics. A seemingly simple concept quickly devolves into a confusing and complex web of components that only together in the right proportions lend each man or woman a full good life. In order to discuss the way in which we are to lead a good life we must first discuss the differing factors that contribute to the definition of good in the eyes of Socrates and Aristotle. What are the components of the concept of good? Is it innate or learned? Can it be purchased? Is it temporary or is it eternal? Does it apply to one’s self or a community as a whole? Does one conduct oneself to be good? How Is a good life given by the gods or earned by humans? And although there is no definitive answer to any of these questions, in both author’s texts living a good life comes down to the choices you make and how they compare to the definition of good you subscribe to. Socrates and Aristotle use words such as virtue, courage, happiness, and intelligence to describe their versions of the path you take to reach a good life, and all are important, but the main driver of a good life is one’s ability to find the proper equilibrium between
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each of their characteristics that lend towards the development of a commonly defined good life.
Theorizing on how to live a good life leads to the necessity of defining what a good life is and the components that make it up. Aristotle theorized in Nicomachean Ethics that the idea of virtue, or excellence, can be an overarching theme for the components that make up the highest “good”, the good that is an endpoint or product encompassing the entire life before it. And the development of virtue lies within a midpoint between too much and too little of any emotion, action or characteristic.
... it is in emotions and actions that excess, deficiency and the median are found. Thus we can experience fear confidence, desire, anger, pity and generally any kind of pleasure and pain either too much or too little, and in either case not properly. But to experience all this at the right time, towards the right objects, towards the right people, for the right reason, and in the right manner — that is the median and the best course, the course that is a mark of virtue. (Aristotle. Bk. 2, pg. 43)
And still, even with the most precise definition Aristotle or Socrates gives there is a great amount of ambiguity. While some characteristics or actions are classified as inherently good or bad Aristotle theorizes that simply over exercising the usage of one or two characteristics doesn’t mean you are a good person living a good life. But rather, he states that there is a median usage point between the extrema of never and always that contributes to virtue, and then a good life. Where that point is is still unknown, partly due to the infinite situational differences one person can have versus another person
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during their lifetime and partly due to the complexity and magnitude of the variables that contribute to the person as a whole. However, Aristotle goes into a few overarching descriptors of his definition of a virtuous man or woman to help define the median between the two extrema. For example, the median for pleasure and pain is self control, between fear and confidence is courage, and righteous falls between envy and spite.1 These examples shine a light on how to find the middle between two opposing qualities, but do not instruct on how we are to lead a good life. While definitively defining the idea of good is complex the framework of thought to use when faced with daily decisions Aristotle provides allows for the discussion on how to live a good life.
Creating a structured plan for how to live a good life brings about the question can anyone live a good life? Furthermore, are the segments that complete virtue innate or are they learned? Aristotle delves into two schools of thought, the first being that there are some characteristics that born with can impede or halt one’s quest for moral virtue, and secondly, that one develops these traits over time and through ritual habit. The latter, he describes in analogy, “Similarly, we become just by the practice of just actions, self-controlled by exercising self-control, and courageous by performing acts of courage.” (Aristotle. Bk. 2, pg. 34) In other words, one becomes virtuous by continually being virtuous. Therefore, one finds oneself in a good life when one habitually lives within the middle of all opposing qualities. While not everyone in a society will live a good life, everyone within a society can live a good life. At this point it is important to
1 Examples given in Book II Ch. 7 - Nicomachean Ethics
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refer back to the definition of what a good life is, it does not mean success, fame or wealth, but rather practicing the combination of elements that create virtue.
While some qualities like virtue are relatively undisputed as good, wealth is a heavily debated part of a good life. Both Aristotle and Socrates agree that wealth is not an indicator of a good life but their thought differs when it comes to the part money plays in the development of such a life. While Aristotle believes wealth is a necessity for aspects of a virtuous life, Socrates believes that wealth is only a byproduct of a good life. Aristotle does concede to saying that, “wealth is not the good which we are trying to find, for it is only useful, i.e., it is a means to something else.” (Aristotle. Bk. 1, pg. 9) Otherwise saying that while wealth is not the end goal and is meaningless when thinking of one’s worth, it is helpful in the creation of a good life. On the other hand, Socrates writes of wealth as something that does not create excellence and at times can even inhibit it’s development. In The Apology Socrates says to the jury, “Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence brings about wealth and all other public and private blessings for men.” (Plato. 30b) While this quote is taken out of the context of a defensive argument, it still holds Socrates’ beliefs on wealth. He, an impoverished man, does not find the same value in money as sophists like Aristotle, and while defending his choice to not charge a fee to the pupils that followed his philosophical thought like other sophists did, he said that he is here at the service to god. Both theories on wealth’s role in a good life are important to consider. Does wealth lead to corruption and poverty to a more sinful life? Wealth, similarly to fear, needs a median. As Aristotle describes fear, too little is being reckless, while too much is being cowardly. In wealth the same thought
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can be applied, too little creates extreme poverty which distracts from living a virtuous life and too much can create different distractions that lead to the same result.
Another contesting theory is that of the length in which “goodness” lasts. When defining a good life, it is important to think about when you can use good as a descriptor. If goodness in reference to one’s life lasts forever then the term is permanent and can be applied throughout one's life. If on the contrary, goodness comes and goes throughout life the term can only be used temporarily or in posterity noting one’s life as a whole. Socrates, after the announcement of his execution states, “a good man cannot be harmed either in life or death, and that his affairs are not neglected by the gods.” (Plato. 41 c-d) Lending the idea that a good man or woman living a good life is continuous and permanent, throughout life and death. However, Aristotle argues that since a good life is a sum of smaller goods, to use the term to describe someone's life, it must come at the end of their life, looking at it as a whole. After describing smaller goals and endpoints he goes further and says, “The highest good, on the other hand, must be something final” (Aristotle. Bk. 1 pg. 14) Stating that while there are different branches of a good life, virtuous behavior is not a constant and therefore you cannot give a description to their life as a whole until it’s end. Socrates’ arguments on the length of goodness are rather naive, seeing as people change over time, only with the entire information of their lives can one make a claim as to whether or not they had a good life.
In summary, the two different views on how we are to live a good life together provide insight and theory into the subject but neither provides a complete instruction on doing so. Socrates, as written down by Plato, describes his own life which he
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considers to be a virtuous one and Aristotle provides a philosophical theory behind how to live in a virtuous way with the end goal of happiness or in other words a good life. The closest we can get to understanding how to live a good life is by understanding what makes up a good life, and even this is subjective. One person’s views on what a virtuous life means can differ greatly from the next depending on where they lived, their religious beliefs, or social status. These variances result in many different guides to and definitions of a good life. Within all the different viewpoints, a concept introduced in Nicomachean Ethics that can be widely accepted is that within someone’s life there is a median point between each of their emotions, actions and characteristics that create virtue and lead towards a good life.
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How do I avoid and protect myself of being hacked?
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There are multiple ways to be vigilant and protect your digital identity and presence in the Internet. First turn on MFA (Multiple Factor Authentication) everywhere for all your accounts work (must be turned on if your employer takes security seriously) and personal accounts. Second NEVER reuse passwords, instead use a Password Manager. There are several for instance Google Chrome browser provides a password manager out of the box. Same if you use Apple products (iOS, Safari web browser, etc.). There are also commercial password managers such as 1Password and LastPass. Third never click or open URL links that look suspicious or from unknown senders. Fourth use a digital key like a Yubikey. The YubiKey is an easy to use extra layer of security for your online accounts. A single YubiKey has multiple functions for securing your login to email, online services, apps, computers, and even physical spaces. These are some basic steps that will protect your digital identity. Finally ALWAYS use a Lockscreen for your desktop computer, laptop, etc. All your devices should always auto lock after 3-5 minutes of inactivity. These basic steps provide a solid foundation so you will never be hacked.
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Please tell me if the following cities are in Germany, Austria or Switzerland: Munich, Vienna, Zurich, Dortmund, Lucerne, Bern, Stuttgart, Klagenfurt, Salzburg, Bremen, Geneva, Innsbruck
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Germany: Munich, Dortmund, Stuttgart, Bremen
Austria: Vienna, Klagenfurt, Salzburg, Innsbruck
Switzerland: Zurich, Lucerne, Bern, Geneva
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What are some of the major cities in Australia?
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Some of the major cities in Australia are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth.
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I want you to break these emotions down into happy and sad groups: Upset, Joyful, Elated, Grief, Amused, Upbeat and Melancholy.
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Elated, Joyful Amused and Upbeat are happy emotions. Upset, Grief, and Melancholy are sad emotions.
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Why is the Saguaro cactus important to Arizona?
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The Saguaro cactus (Saguaro Cacti) is a very rare type of cacti that only grows in the Sonoran Desert, which southern Arizona is part of. The Saguaro, can easily live a few hundred years as it takes about 50-75 years just to grow one arm. Due to new construction in Arizona, a Saguaro interfering with the location of a building must be transplanted and cannot be destroyed. The destruction of a Saguaro cactus is a class-4 felony.
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What are the ten best restaurants in London?
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- Behind; Dalston
- Manteca; Shoreditch
- Restaurant St. Barts; Smithfield
- St. John; Farringdon
- F.K.A.B.A.M; Highbury
- Sabor; Mayfair
- Blacklock; Soho
- Planque; Haggerston
- Cycene; Shoreditch
- Brat; Shoreditch
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Given these paragraphs about Natural hydrogen, what is another name for it that distinguishes from other forms of hydrogen?
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Natural hydrogen (known as white hydrogen), is naturally occurring molecular hydrogen on or in Earth (as opposed to hydrogen produced in the laboratory or in industry). The name white hydrogen distinguishes it from green hydrogen, which is produced from renewable energy sources, and from grey, brown or black hydrogen, which is obtained from fossil sources or from the electrolysis of water. Natural hydrogen may be renewable, non-polluting and allows for lower cost operation compared to industrial hydrogen. Natural hydrogen has been identified in many source rocks in areas beyond the sedimentary basins where oil companies typically operate.
Origin of natural hydrogen
There are several sources of natural hydrogen:
- degassing of deep hydrogen from the Earth's crust and mantle;
- reaction of water with ultrabasic rocks (serpentinisation);
- contact of water with reducing agents in the Earth's mantle;
- interaction of water with freshly exposed rock surfaces (weathering);
- decomposition of hydroxyl ions in the structure of minerals;
- Natural radiolysis of water;
- decomposition of organic matter;
- biological activity
- Extraction
- Natural hydrogen is extracted from wells, mixed with other gases such as nitrogen or helium.
Several sources have been identified in France. Geologists Alain Prinzhofer and Eric Derville have demonstrated the existence of large reservoirs in a dozen countries, including Mali and the United States. However, their potential remains difficult to assess.
Numerous emanations on the ocean floor have been identified but are difficult to exploit. The discovery of a significant emergence in Russia in 2008 suggests the possibility of extracting native hydrogen in geological environments.
Geology
Natural hydrogen is generated continuously from a variety of natural sources. There are many known hydrogen emergences on mid-ocean ridges. Another of the known reactions, serpentinisation, occurs under the sea floor (in the oceanic crust).
Diagenetic origin (iron oxidation) in the sedimentary basins of cratons, notably in Russia. Other sources are being explored, such as mantle hydrogen, or hydrogen from radiolysis (natural electrolysis) or from bacterial activity. In France, the Alps and Pyrenees are suitable for exploitation. New Caledonia has hyperalkaline sources that show dihydrogen emissions. A large accumulation of natural hydrogen was discovered in Bourakebougou (Mali).
Characteristics
Dihydrogen is very soluble in fresh water, especially at depth (solubility increases with pressure).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_hydrogen
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White hydrogen
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Why should you visit Ireland?
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Ireland is one of the most beautiful places that I've lived. It does rain quite a bit but on a sunny day I've never seen a more beautiful place. The grass is a vivid green and the nature comes to life on those sunny days. If you like history it's also a great place to explore with various ruins scattered across the country as well as plenty of castles. Ireland also has some great beaches and while the water is cold it's also refreshing and worth the beauty that you will find while you explore the beaches. If it's nightlife you are looking for look no further than Temple Bar in Dublin. The restaurants and pubs are very welcoming with a diverse cuisine that will satisfy anyone's appetite.
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What is the origin of Flamenco?
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Flamenco is a form of dance and music commonly associated with the Andalusian Roma community of southern Spain. The roots of flamenco are believed to lie in the Roma migration from Rajasthan, a state in west India, to Spain between the 9th and 14th centuries.
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My heating bill is too high. How can I lower it? Give me three suggestions.
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(1) You can insulate your house better. This can often be done cheaply, such as by covering your windows with plastic during the winter. You can also invest in permanent insulation such as double-paned windows and new attic insulation.
(2) You can wear warmer clothing and turn down the heat. It's not too bad to bundle up during the winter!
(3) You can invest in a heat pump. Heat pumps are more energy-efficient than traditional heaters.
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Why is the Alabama's football team called the Crimson Tide?
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The football team was called the Thin Red Line or some may know it as the Crimson White. During 1907 The University of Alabama played their rival Auburn in Birmingham, AL and the soil described as an iron rich color later turned into red mud and stained the Alabama football players white jerseys. It is known that Sports editor Hugh Roberts said the team played like a "Crimson Tide" and since then the name remained.
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Based on this paragraph, please summarize Cormac McCarthy's use of punctuation.
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McCarthy uses punctuation sparsely, even replacing most commas with "and" to create polysyndetons;[62] it has been called "the most important word in McCarthy's lexicon".[2] He told Oprah Winfrey that he prefers "simple declarative sentences" and that he uses capital letters, periods, an occasional comma, or a colon for setting off a list, but never semicolons, which he has labelled as "idiocy".[20][63] He does not use quotation marks for dialogue and believes there is no reason to "blot the page up with weird little marks".[64] Erik Hage notes that McCarthy's dialogue often lacks attribution, but that "Somehow ... the reader remains oriented as to who is speaking."[65] His attitude to punctuation dates to some editing work he did for a professor of English while enrolled at the University of Tennessee, when he stripped out much of the punctuation in the book being edited, which pleased the professor.[66] McCarthy edited fellow Santa Fe Institute Fellow W. Brian Arthur's influential article "Increasing Returns and the New World of Business", published in the Harvard Business Review in 1996, removing commas from the text.[67] He has also done copy-editing work for physicists Lawrence M. Krauss and Lisa Randall.[68]
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Cormac McCarthy is known for his preference to avoid punctuation in situations when it is commonly used. Two typical examples of replacing commas with the word "and" and avoiding quotation marks when characters in his novels are speaking.
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What are the different ways to bake sourdough?
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You could bake a sourdough bread in a commercial oven.
A pizza oven
A dutch oven
In the sun
In a hot car
In a pot of boiling water
On the surface of the sun
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Tell me about Holi and why so many people in the world celebrate it?
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Holi ( /ˈhoʊliː/) is a popular and significant Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love and Spring. It celebrates the eternal and divine love of the god Radha and Krishna. Additionally, the day also signifies the triumph of good over evil,as it commemorates the victory of Vishnu as Narasimha Narayana over Hiranyakashipu. Holi is originated and is predominantly celebrated in the Indian subcontinent but has also spread to other regions of Asia and parts of the Western world through the Indian diaspora.
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Holi is an festival celebrated by Hindus in India. Even though it was originated by Hindu religion, it is celebrated across India irrespective of religion. It has become a notable Indian cultural representation. The reason so many people in the world celebrate it is because India has one of the largest population in the world.
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who is the prime minister of india
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Ah, India is an awesome place to be and so are the people, same can be said for the prime minister also.
As of 2023 Mr. Narendra Damodardas Modi is the 14th and current prime minister of India since May 2014. He was born on 17 September 1950.
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When did Porsche stop producing air-cooled engines in the 911?
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The Porsche 911 (pronounced Nine Eleven or in German: Neunelfer) is a two-door 2+2 high performance rear-engined sports car introduced in September 1964 by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a rear-mounted flat-six engine and originally a torsion bar suspension. The car has been continuously enhanced through the years but the basic concept has remained unchanged.[1] The engines were air-cooled until the introduction of the 996 series in 1998.
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Porsche stopped producing air-cooled engines in the 911 in 1998 with the 996 series.
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Who is the best cricketer in the world
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1. Sachin Tendulkar - because he faced all famous pace and spin bowlers
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Where is Horsfieldia nervosa nervosa endemic to?
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Horsfieldia nervosa is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is a tree endemic to Borneo where it is confined to Sarawak.
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Borneo
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Who were Fernando Pessoa's main heteronyms?
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Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa (Portuguese: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃du pɨˈsoɐ]; 13 June 1888 – 30 November 1935) was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher, and philosopher, described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the Portuguese language. He also wrote in and translated from English and French.
Pessoa was a prolific writer, and not only under his own name, for he created approximately seventy-five others, of which three stand out, Alberto Caeiro, Álvaro de Campos, and Ricardo Reis. He did not call them pseudonyms because he felt that this did not capture their true independent intellectual life and instead called them heteronyms. These imaginary figures sometimes held unpopular or extreme views.
Pessoa's earliest heteronym, at the age of six, was Chevalier de Pas. Other childhood heteronyms included Dr. Pancrácio and David Merrick, followed by Charles Robert Anon, a young Englishman who became Pessoa's alter ego. In 1905/7, when Pessoa was a student at the University of Lisbon, Alexander Search took the place of Anon. The main reason for this was that, although Search was English, he was born in Lisbon, as was his author. But Search represents a transition heteronym that Pessoa used while searching to adapt to the Portuguese cultural reality. After the republican revolution, in 1910, and consequent patriotic atmosphere, Pessoa created another alter ego, Álvaro de Campos, supposedly a Portuguese naval and mechanical engineer, who was born in Tavira, hometown of Pessoa's ancestors, and graduated in Glasgow. Translator and literary critic Richard Zenith notes that Pessoa eventually established at least seventy-two heteronyms.[65] According to Pessoa himself, there are three main heteronyms: Alberto Caeiro, Álvaro de Campos and Ricardo Reis. Pessoa's heteronyms differ from pen names, because they possess distinct biographies, temperaments, philosophies, appearances, writing styles and even signatures.[66] Thus, heteronyms often disagree on various topics, argue and discuss with each other about literature, aesthetics, philosophy, etc.
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Fernando Pessoa created approximately seventy-five heteronyms, of which three stand out, Alberto Caeiro, Álvaro de Campos, and Ricardo Reis.
Pessoa's heteronyms differ from pen names, because they possess distinct biographies, temperaments, philosophies, appearances, writing styles and even signatures.
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What is the boarding process at Southwest Airlines
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Southwest Airlines offers a unique boarding process where the passenger is not given a specific seat, they are instead boarded in the order that they checked-in for the flight. Passengers are given the opportunity to upgrade their ticket, either through a loyalty program (Southwest Rewards) or by purchasing an Early Bird Check-In for a fee.
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Plan a 10-15 day trip from bay area to Arizona, Las Vegas, San Diego, Los Angeles
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If you are starting from the Bay area you can follow the following circuit for a fun road trip:
- Day 1: Drive to LA. Rest for the night
- Day 2: Spend in LA - Visit Hollywood bowl overlook, LA county museum, Universal Studios, Beverly Hill
- Day 3: Drive to San Diego. Spend time at Laguna Beach.
- Day 4: Across days 3 and 4 plan to explore Pt Lomas, La Jolla, downtown San Diego, hotel Coronado, Japanese Garden, and old town (only after 7 pm)
- Day 5: Drive to Joshua Tree.
- Day 6: Spend at Joshua Tree. Do short hikes across the park, and visit the cholla cactus garden, hidden valley loop, skull rock, and arch rock. End day at Keys views for sunset. If it is a new moon night, spend the night time stargazing.
- Day 7: Drive to Arizona. Visit Grand Canyon
- Day 8: Spend the day at Sedona
- Day 9: Drive from Grand Canyon to Page. Stay at Page for a night. Visit Lower Antelope Canyon, lake Powell. Visit Horse Shoe Bend
- Day 10: Drive from Page to Las Vegas. Check out the Vegas Strip and visit all the fancy hotels. End the day with a show such as Cirque De Soleil or any other show going on in Vegas.
- Day 11: Drive to Death Valley. Stop at all the points of interest such as Mesquite Sand dunes, etc. Return back to Las Vegas for the night
- Day 12: Drive back home (bay area, CA)
You can always add Utah after Arizona (Zion national park, Canyonlands, arches national park etc.) to extend the trip further to 15 full days.
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Which characters belong to DC or Marvel Universe? Joseph Martin, Ghost Rider
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Ghost Rider is Marvel, Joseph Martin is DC
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Classify each of the following activities as "active" or "lazy": Running, jogging, biking, watching TV, drinking beer, laying down, lifting weights
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Running: Active
Jogging: Active
Biking: Active
Watching TV: Lazy
Drinking Beer: Lazy
Laying Down: Lazy
Lifting Weights: Active
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Give me a list of privacy centric browsers for Android users
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1. Brave: Main goal behind building Brave was to blocking ads and trackers by default. Brave rewards users with Basic Attention Token (BAT) which is based on Ethereum blockchain for surfing over the browser.
2. Bromite: This browser is based on Chromium open-source project. It is light-weight and fast. One needs to install it from APK file as it is not available over Google Play Store.
3. Firefox Focus: For all the things that you want to keep separate from the main browser. As it blocks all the ads and other things by default, it results in overall faster browsing and quicker page load times.
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What does NSAID stand for?
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NSAID is an abbreviation for a class of medicine called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
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What was the Counter Reformation?
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The Counter Reformation was a Catholic religious movement which was in response to the Protestant Reformation and sought to strengthen the Catholic faith.
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Why was the model T only produced in black?
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Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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To which London club did Mycroft Holmes belong
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Diogones
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What are the benefits of working with a coach?
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Working with a coach can help you move quicker and effectively towards achieving your goals. A coach can help you set the right goals, facilitate creating a plan of action to work towards your goals and help you stay accountable to taking actions that will lead you towards achieving your goals.
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Which family of moth does the Euxoa brevipennis belong to?
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Euxoa brevipennis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Smith in 1888. In Canada, it is found in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. In the United States, it has been recorded from Utah, Colorado and California.
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The Euxoa brevipennis moth belongs to the Noctuidae family of moths.
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Extract the current cash rate from the following using the format: {x} percent
At its meeting today, the Board decided to increase the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.60 per cent. It also increased the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances by 25 basis points to 3.50 per cent.
Global inflation remains very high. In headline terms it is moderating, although services price inflation remains elevated in many economies. It will be some time before inflation is back to target rates. The outlook for the global economy remains subdued, with below average growth expected this year and next.
The monthly CPI indicator suggests that inflation has peaked in Australia. Goods price inflation is expected to moderate over the months ahead due to both global developments and softer demand in Australia. Services price inflation remains high, with strong demand for some services over the summer. Rents are increasing at the fastest rate in some years, with vacancy rates low in many parts of the country. The central forecast is for inflation to decline this year and next, to be around 3 per cent in mid-2025. Medium-term inflation expectations remain well anchored, and it is important that this remains the case.
Growth in the Australian economy has slowed, with GDP increasing by 0.5 per cent in the December quarter and 2.7 per cent over the year. Growth over the next couple of years is expected to be below trend. Household consumption growth has slowed due to the tighter financial conditions and the outlook for housing construction has softened. In contrast, the outlook for business investment remains positive, with many businesses operating at a very high level of capacity utilisation.
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3.60 percent
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What is the best bicycle for me?
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The best bicycle depends on your goals, experience, budget, and physical characteristics such as height, weight, etc. You should ensure that the bicycle you select fits into those requirements. Once you have an idea of what those requirements are, take a look at options and you should be able to make an informed decision.
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What's the moroccan biodiversity ?
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Morocco has a wide range of biodiversity. It is part of the Mediterranean basin, an area with exceptional concentrations of endemic species undergoing rapid rates of habitat loss, and is therefore considered to be a hotspot for conservation priority.[70] Avifauna are notably variant.[71] The avifauna of Morocco includes a total of 454 species, five of which have been introduced by humans, and 156 are rarely or accidentally seen.[72]
The Barbary lion, hunted to extinction in the wild, was a subspecies native to Morocco and is a national emblem.[2] The last Barbary lion in the wild was shot in the Atlas Mountains in 1922.[73] The other two primary predators of northern Africa, the Atlas bear and Barbary leopard, are now extinct and critically endangered, respectively. Relict populations of the West African crocodile persisted in the Draa river until the 20th century.[74]
The Barbary macaque, a primate endemic to Morocco and Algeria, is also facing extinction due to offtake for trade[75] human interruption, urbanisation, wood and real estate expansion that diminish forested area – the macaque's habitat.
Trade of animals and plants for food, pets, medicinal purposes, souvenirs and photo props is common across Morocco, despite laws making much of it illegal.[76][77] This trade is unregulated and causing unknown reductions of wild populations of native Moroccan wildlife. Because of the proximity of northern Morocco to Europe, species such as cacti, tortoises, mammal skins, and high-value birds (falcons and bustards) are harvested in various parts of the country and exported in appreciable quantities, with especially large volumes of eel harvested – 60 tons exported to the Far East in the period 2009‒2011.[78]
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Morocco has a large variety of Biodiversity. It has an exceptional concentrations of endemic species. The avifauna includes a total of hundred species. The Barbary lion was a subspecies native to Morocco. The other two primary predators of northern Africa, the Atlas bear and Barbary leopard, are now extinct and critically endangered, respectively
The Barbary macaque a primate endemic to Morocco.
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What are some fun activities to do in Charlotte, NC?
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Charlotte is the most-visited city in the state, attracting 28.3 million visitors in 2018. Fun area attractions include Carolina Panthers NFL football team and Charlotte Hornets basketball team, Carowinds amusement park, Charlotte Motor Speedway, U.S. National Whitewater Center, Discovery Place, Great Wolf Lodge, Sea Life Aquarium, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Billy Graham Library, Carolinas Aviation Museum, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, Levine Museum of the New South, McColl Center for Art + Innovation, Mint Museum, and the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
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Extract all of the names of people mentioned in this paragraph and list them using bullets in the format {Name}
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James Leslie Mitchell gained attention from his earliest attempts at fiction, notably from H. G. Wells, but it was his trilogy entitled A Scots Quair, and in particular its first book Sunset Song, with which he made his mark. A Scots Quair, with its combination of stream-of-consciousness, lyrical use of dialect, and social realism, is considered to be among the defining works of the 20th century Scottish Renaissance. It tells the story of Chris Guthrie, a young woman growing up in the north-east of Scotland in the early 20th century. All three parts of the trilogy have been turned into serials by BBC Scotland, written by Bill Craig, with Vivien Heilbron as Chris. Additionally, Sunset Song has been adapted into a film, released in 2015.[7] Spartacus, a novel set in the famous slave revolt, is his best-known full-length work outside this trilogy.
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• James Leslie Mitchell
• H. G. Wells
• Chris Guthrie
• Bill Craig
• Vivien Heilbron
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Where is Tesla, Inc. headquarters?
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Tesla, Inc. is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Tesla designs and manufactures electric vehicles (electric cars and trucks), battery energy storage from home to grid-scale, solar panels and solar roof tiles, and related products and services. Tesla is one of the world's most valuable companies and is, as of 2023, the world's most valuable automaker. In 2021, the company had the most worldwide sales of battery electric vehicles and plug-in electric vehicles, capturing 21% of the battery-electric (purely electric) market and 14% of the plug-in market (which includes plug-in hybrids). Through its subsidiary Tesla Energy, the company develops and is a major installer of photovoltaic systems in the United States. Tesla Energy is also one of the largest global suppliers of battery energy storage systems, with 3.99 gigawatt-hours (GWh) installed in 2021.
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Austin, Texas
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What are the statistics about San Francisco International Airport?
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San Francisco International Airport (IATA: SFO, ICAO: KSFO, FAA LID: SFO) is an international airport in an unincorporated area of San Mateo County, 13 miles (21 km) south of Downtown San Francisco.[4] It has flights to points throughout North America and is a major gateway to Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania.
SFO is the largest airport in the San Francisco Bay Area and the second-busiest in California, after Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). In 2017, it was the seventh-busiest airport in the United States and the 24th-busiest in the world by passenger count.[5] It is the fifth-largest hub for United Airlines, which operates out of Terminal 3 and the International Terminal. SFO functions as United's primary transpacific gateway. Additionally, SFO is a major maintenance hub for United Airlines and houses the SFO Museum that was created in 1980, the first museum in an international airport. It also serves as a hub for Alaska Airlines, which operates in Terminal 2.
The airport is owned and operated by the City and County of San Francisco and lies in a ZIP code assigned to San Francisco. However, it is located outside of San Francisco in unincorporated San Mateo County. Between 1999 and 2004, the San Francisco Airport Commission operated city-owned SFO Enterprises, Inc., to oversee its business purchases and operations of ventures.
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It is an international airport 13 miles south of San Francisco. It is the largest airport in San Francisco Bay Area and second largest in the state of California. It is a 7th business airport in United States and 24th in the world by passenger count. It is one of the largest hub for United Airlines. it houses the SFO Museum which was created in 1980. It is owned and operated by the city and county of San Francisco
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What is the Willow Project? What is it's significance an how could this change the world we live in?
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The Willow Project, approved in late 2022 is a large scale oil drilling project that will take place in Alaska, on federal land known as The National Petroleum Reserve. the goal of this project is to take advantage of Alaska's primary source of income, drilling, to help generate revenue and produce around 180,000 barrels of oil for the US government. In addition to these benefits, this project contributes to a major problem in today's world: climate change. the drilling of oil releases about 287 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, further speeding up the effect of climate change. The animals residing there --some of which are endangered-- will lose their natural habitats and destroy ecosystem potentially causing harm worldwide. As the country becomes more dependent on the use of non renewable energy, the short window of time left to weaken the effects of climate change is coming to a close. Inevitably this will lead to irreversible changes that will endanger the one place we call home.
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Identify which instrument is string or percussion: Jawbone, Grand Stick
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Grand Stick is string, Jawbone is percussion.
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